Dreamland

MONDO TRASHO
Dreamland, 1969, 95 minutes
Starring Mary Vivian Pearce, Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole

Mary Vivian Pearce in Mondo Trasho

John's first full-length feature film, Mondo Trasho, was produced for only $2000. Like many of his early films, this money was borrowed from his dad. Although there is no dialogue, there is a soundtrack of scratchy rock-n-roll records and a few choice voiceovers.

Mary Vivian Pearce in Mondo Trasho

Mary Vivian Pearce is the lead, although she is dead through most of the film. While on a walk, she is run-down by a car driven by Divine (who isn't such a bad driver, she just got distracted by the naked man hitch-hiking). Divine then takes it upon herself to care for the dead girl. For her good deeds, Divine is visited by the Virgin Mary. The girl is brought to a mad-doctor, played by David Lochary, who replaces her feet with very ugly feet.

Mary Vivian Pearce in Mondo Trasho

Trivial note: at the premiere in a local church, Cookie Mueller, who had just been released from a mental hospital, won the doorprize of a free hamburg dinner at the Little Tavern. And she was a part of Waters' world forever after.

FILMOGRAPHY
A Dirty Shame
Cecil B. Demented
Pecker
Serial Mom
Cry Baby
Hairspray
Polyester
Desperate Living
Female Trouble
Pink Flamingos
Multiple Maniacs
Mondo Trasho
Dorothy the Kansas City Pothead
The Diane Linkletter Story
Eat Your Makeup
Roman Candles
Hag In A Black Leather Jacket

DOCUMENTARIES
Divine Trash & In Bad Taste
This Filthy World
I Am Divine
Love Letter To Edie

APPEARANCES
Documentary Roles
Acting Roles